Some people enjoy solving problems, and then there are those who land top tech jobs by doing just that. Competitive programming (CP) is a sport for the mind, where coders have to solve problems with ...
The Seattle Times' coverage of Microsoft's landmark announcement on Dec. 7, 1995, captured the competitive themes of the day.
Amazon just made a move that shows how competitive things are getting in the world of computer helpers for programmers.
You are in the jungle. You have a pocket-knife. Someone asks you to kill a mountain lion. Anyone but a programmer would be asking "WTF is a MOUNTAIN lion doing in a JUNGLE?!", but that's not what you ...